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NMI, Guam begin regulating social work, adopt ASWB licensing exam
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and the Territory of Guam have joined the Association of Social Work Boards in order to administer the ASWB social work licensing exam as part of adopting new regulations for the social work profession. This is the first time that social workers will be regulated and licensed in these jurisdictions. The board of directors for ASWB, the nonprofit association of social work regulatory bodies in the U.S. and Canada that owns and maintains the licensing exams, accepted the application of both U.S. jurisdictions by unanimous vote.
“We are pleased to welcome the Health Care Professions Licensing Board of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Guam Board of Social Work of the Territory of Guam as members of ASWB,” said ASWB president Dorinda N. Noble, Ph.D., LCSW. “Professional regulation protects the public by ensuring that consumers have an avenue of recourse if practitioners step outside the boundaries of the rules, regulations, and ethics that guide our profession. The ASWB social work licensing exam ensures that social work professionals demonstrate their ability to practice competently and safely before becoming licensed.”
The Northern Mariana Islands and the Territory of Guam form the Mariana Islands in the Pacific subregion of Micronesia. (Association of Social Work Boards)
